Pick up one today and find something monstrous to watch tonight. Tweedy college professor discovers his new TV set is animate, apparently possessed by something from the future, and militantly intent on. It was a fairly amusing little film, hiding in comedy the fear of technology and the future, and some of the occurrences throughout the story are truly comedic.īut I know there are more menaces to come as machines take over the pages of DK Books’ Monsters in the Movies. The last thing wanted by a tweedy literature professor (Hans Conried) while is wife is out of town, is the TV she bought to keep him company. A college professor, left alone by his wife for the weekend, discovers his new TV set is not only alive, but determined to take control. The coach throws out a theory that the twonky is a robot from the future that has somehow fallen through time, and what they and we are getting a glimpse of is the reality of the future, where technology controls every part of humanity’s existence – not too far from the truth. It’s also fun to see Conried’s character descent into madness as, at first no one believes his claims, but soon the twonky is everywhere, seemingly unstoppable. There are several funny, and troubling moments (the twonky calling for female companionship for his client, preferably a blonde age eighteen to twenty!) and the effects work to move the twonky around are rather comedic, it’s just a big puppet. Lynn) begins to assume control over all aspects of Kerry’s life, and despite his best efforts to eject from his home, nothing works. From deciding what music he can play on the Victrola, to what he should talk about in his class lectures, to protecting him from violence the television set, christened a Twonky by Kerry’s friend, the elderly Coach Trout (William H. Some movies, no matter how asinine, hold a nostalgic charm from when you first viewed them as a child. While part of it is to provide an ease of life, it also controls what he can and can’t do, as well as when. Soon, however, it shows a darker streak by seemingly wanting to control every part of Kerry’s life. Henry Kuttner (7 aprile 1915 4 febbraio 1958) è stato un autore di fantascienza, fantasy e horror statunitense. The television seems ordinary enough when it’s dropped off, but has some interesting bonuses that Kerry seems initially intrigued by – it can light his cigarettes, and seems to be able to walk, making its way around the West home. Kerry West (Hans Conreid) is a professor at the local university, and his wife, Carolyn (Janet Warren) pays a deposit on a new television set to keep him company while she’s away – cause he doesn’t have enough work to do? or a book to read? This kind of sci-fi comedy is probably more relevant today, when seen through the lens of mobile phones and modern technology, instead of a television.
THE TWONKY 1953 FULL
I venture into a new section of DK Books’ Monsters in the Movies, one dealing with monstrous machines, and the first one I encounter is a sentient television set in The Twonky. The Cold War was in full swing and so was the fear of atomic energy, radiation, and, of course, communism Many low-budget movies exploited the science fiction and horror genres in the most.
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